Pancit bihon
Pancit bihon is a classic Filipino stir-fried rice noodle main course with chicken thigh, cabbage, carrots and a savoury soy-oyster sauce blend. The Thermomix TM7 chops the vegetables, cooks the chicken evenly and heats the noodles hands-free, delivering authentic Asian flavours in one bowl with minimal washing up.
About this recipe
Pancit bihon Thermomix TM7 brings the beloved Filipino stir-fried rice noodle tradition straight into your all-in-one kitchen machine. This quick weeknight dinner combines bihon rice noodles with tender skinless chicken thigh, shredded cabbage and carrots, all coated in a rich blend of fish sauce, soy sauce, oyster sauce and chicken stock paste. Searching for pancit recipes that deliver authentic Asian flavour without the usual wok chaos? The TM7 handles it beautifully: onions and garlic are chopped evenly, carrots grated in moments, and the sauce heated with automatic stirring so the noodles never stick or clump. Every strand of bihon absorbs the umami-rich seasoning while the vegetables keep their satisfying crunch. Serve this noodle main course at family gatherings — in Filipino culture, long noodles symbolise long life, making pancit a must at birthdays. With precise heating and one mixing bowl to wash, you get restaurant-style pancit bihon with a fraction of the effort of traditional stovetop cooking.
Preparation tips
- Soak the bihon rice noodles in warm water until pliable before adding them to the mixing bowl, so they absorb the soy, oyster and fish sauce blend evenly instead of staying dry or clumping together.
- Slice the cabbage thinly and cut the carrots into julienne strips of similar thickness, ensuring every forkful of your pancit bihon has the same tender-crisp bite as the chicken thigh pieces.
- For a deeper Filipino flavour, add a splash of calamansi or lemon juice and extra fish sauce just before serving, and garnish with spring onions and halved calamansi for an authentic family-style presentation.
Recipe variations
- Vegetarian pancit bihon: replace the chicken thigh with firm tofu cubes and swap fish sauce and oyster sauce for mushroom stir-fry sauce and extra soy sauce, keeping the cabbage, carrots and bihon noodles for a fully plant-based Filipino noodle meal.
- Seafood pancit variation: substitute the chicken thigh with prawns and squid rings added towards the end of cooking, and use shrimp stock paste instead of chicken stock paste for a coastal Filipino birthday celebration version.
Thermomix TM7 Benefits
- Weighing precision - The integrated scale of the Thermomix weighs the rice noodles and chicken stock paste directly in the bowl, saving separate measuring. [Built-in scale]. [Precision Control]
- Fine chopping - The TM7 chops onions and garlic cloves uniformly in seconds, releasing aromatic flavours without watery tears. [Chopping]. [Multi-Function]
- Even grating - The Thermomix grates the carrots into fine julienne strips instantly, far quicker than manual box-grating. [Grating]. [Multi-Function]
- Gentle heating - The TM7 heats the soy, oyster and fish sauce mixture with automatic stirring, so the pancit noodles never stick. [Heating]. [Hands-Free]
- One-bowl cooking - The Thermomix sautés the chicken thigh and combines vegetables and bihon in a single bowl, cutting washing up. [Mixing]. [Multi-Function]
Ingredients
- oil
- red onions
- garlic cloves
- carrots
- cabbage
- chicken thigh, skinless and boneless
- fish sauce
- soy sauce
- oyster sauce
- chicken stock paste